I spent Christmas in Upland, California where a lot of my dad’s side of the family lives and got to meet my grandparent’s new puppy Cal. He’s an 8 month old Irish Setter that is basically a lanky fluff of energy! My family’s dog Joya (pronounced “hoy-ya” joya means “jewel” in spanish) played the role of the annoyed adult dog and constantly put Cal in his place. I think the photos speak for themselves:

I’ll end with a square crop of my favorite:

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This year we spent Thanksgiving in Madera at my uncle’s house. My cousin Briana goes to UCSC now, so we picked her up from campus and were on our way! We spent 2 nights there and enjoyed relaxing by the fireplace and eating delicious traditional food. mmm mmm good.

We brought our dog Joya along, so there were dogs of plenty who became my photographic subjects throughout the stay. Let’s start with the fam:

Let the festivities begin!
Dog walk to digest…and feel a little bit better about ourselves after the feast.